Roy's Writing Tools
by The Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark
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Description
The Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark provides tools for your writing toolbox. Clark is the author of the book Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. Poynter's podcasts are sponsored by The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #1: Begin Sentences with Subjects and Verbs | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #2: Order Words for Emphasis | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #3: Activate Your Verbs | -- | 4/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 |
CleanRoy's Writing Tool #4: Be Passive Aggressive | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #5: Watch Those Adverbs | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #6: Take It Easy on the "-ings" | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #7: Fear Not the Long Sentence | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #8: Establish a Pattern, Then Give It a Twist | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #9: Punctuating with Power and Purpose | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #10: Cut Big, Then Small | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #11: Prefer the Simple Over the Technical | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #12: Give Key Words Their Space | -- | 8/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #13: Play with words, even in serious stories | -- | 5/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #14: Get the Name of the Dog | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #15: Pay Attention to Names | -- | 5/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #16: Seek Original Images | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #17: Riff on the Creative Language of Others | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #18: Set the Pace with Sentence Length | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #19: Vary the Lengths of Paragraphs | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #20: Choose the Number of Elements with a Purpose in Mind | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #21: Know when to Back Off and When to Show Off | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #22: Climb Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #23: Tune your Voice | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #24: Work from a plan | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #25: Learn the difference between reports and stories | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #26: Use Dialogue as a Form of Action | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #27: Reveal Traits of Character | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #28: Put Odd and Interesting Things Next to Each Other | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #29: Plant Important Clues Early | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #30: To Propel Readers, Make them Wait | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #31: Build your work around a key question | -- | 4/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #32: Place Gold Coins Along the Path | -- | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #33: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat | -- | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #34: Turn your notebook into a "camera" | -- | 5/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #35: Report and write for scenes | -- | 5/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #36: Mix Narrative Modes | -- | 5/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #37: Shape shorter works with wit and polish | -- | 5/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #38: Use subtle symbols, not crashing cymbals | -- | 6/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #39: Write toward an ending | -- | 6/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #40: Draft a mission statement for your work | -- | 6/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #41: Turn procrastination into rehearsal | -- | 6/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #42: Prepare for the Expected and the Unexpected | -- | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #43: Read for both form and content. | -- | 7/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #44: Save String | -- | 7/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #45: Break Long Projects into Smaller Parts | -- | 7/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #46: To Do Your Best, Help Others Do Their Best | -- | 8/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #47: Recruit Your Own Support Group | -- | 9/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tool #48: Limit Self-Criticism for Early Drafts, Then Let It Loose | -- | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tools #49: Accept Other Criticism | -- | 10/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRoy's Writing Tools #50: Own the Tools of Your Craft | -- | 11/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
ENC1101
For my dual enrollment class my teacher wanted to make sure we knew the first nine. She took a class/seminar with Mr. Clark and said he was wonderful. She had us take notes on the first nine and then listen to their podcasts while reviewing, said notes, I basically decided just to get the set in it's entirety... Ok I tried to sound smart but I don't think I'm spelling "entirety" right.
The Best
The author's creative genius of breaking down rules on writing into pieces of simple and handy tools is now inspiring me to express my ideas in writing with more confidence. This podcast is the best among my writing professors in my iphone whom I love to listen to while driving or multi-tasking at home and at work.
Wanting
I always thought of writing, even many friends & family suggested the notion. I fish in the bereing sea, so by downdloading this it'll give me some food for thought.
